Public health investigation in a military cAMP after diagnosis of rabies in a dog-Afghanistan, 2012

J Travel Med. 2014 Jan-Feb;21(1):58-61. doi: 10.1111/jtm.12082. Epub 2013 Nov 20.

Abstract

Rabies is one of the risks to which travelers are exposed when going abroad. During the summer of 2012, a rabid dog died in an International Military Transit Camp in Afghanistan, leading to a public health investigation briefly reported here. The lessons learned from this episode are that such investigations are complex and that information for travelers needs to be improved.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Afghanistan / epidemiology
  • Animals
  • Bites and Stings / complications*
  • Bites and Stings / virology
  • Dogs
  • France
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Military Personnel
  • Post-Exposure Prophylaxis / methods
  • Rabies Vaccines / administration & dosage*
  • Rabies virus / isolation & purification*
  • Rabies* / diagnosis
  • Rabies* / epidemiology
  • Rabies* / etiology
  • Rabies* / prevention & control
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Rabies Vaccines